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The Weekly Florists' Review* 



Mabch 4, 1909. 



CARNATION STAPLES. 



PlUsbury's carnation staples, 50c per 1000, 

 postpaid. I. L. PUlsbury, Galesburg, 111. 



CUT FLOWER BOXES. 



Folding cut flower- boxes, the best made.- Write 

 for list. Holton & Hunkel Co., Milwaukee, Wis. 



DECORATIVE MATERIAL. 



Write for our special price on a special lot of 

 dagger ferns. 



Try our laurel festooning for your decora- 

 tions, only 5c per yd.; 10 yds. free with first 

 order. Crowl Fern Co., Milllngton, Mass. 



GALAX LEAVES. 



Green and bronze galas leaves, extra large, 

 75c, postage prepaid ; small and medium, 5Uc. 

 Casli, please. Stamps taken. 



H. H. Hill, Victoria, Macon Co., N. C. 



Oalax leaves, by the case or thousand. 

 Scranton Florist Supply Co., Scranton, Pa. 



HOSE. 



CRESTLINE SPECIAL Garden Hose. Made 

 in three ditTerent weights. A tough, durable 

 hose that has the life in It. Every section guar- 

 anteed. 



Price with couplings: 5-ply. 6-ply. 7-ply. 



%-ln., per 50 ft $4.00 $5.00 $5.50 



%-ln., per 100 ft 7.75 9.75 10.75 



%-ln., per 50 ft 4.50 5.50 6.00 



%-ln., per 100 ft 8.75 10.75 11.75 



Immediate shipment. Express or freight. 



THE CRESTLINE MFG. CO., 



Box 233, Crestline, O. 



" TYPHOON HOSE. ~ 



This hose Is the result of a careful study of 

 the effects of cinder walks, bench posts and the 

 damp, warm atmosphere of the greenhouse. It 

 is a guaranteed hose, with heavy rubber tubing 

 and S-ply heavy hose duck. 



50 feet, coupled t 7.50 



100 feet, coupled 15.00 



800 feet, coupled 42 00 



E. H. HUNT, 78 Wabash Ave., Chicago! 



INSECTICIDES. 



"Nlco-fume," a great Improvement over all 

 other tobacco papers, 24 sheets, 75c; 144 sheets. 

 $3.50; 288 sheets, $6.50. 



"Nlco-fume" liquid, 40% nicotine, % pint, 50c: 

 pint. $1.50; % gallon, $5.50; gallon. $10.60. 

 Kentucky Tobacco Product Co., Louisville, Ky. 



POTS. 



standard Flower Pots. If your greenhouses 

 are within 50 miles of the Capital write us; we 

 can save you money. W. H. Ernest, 28th and 

 M Sts., N. E., Washington, D. 0. 



We make Standard Flower Pots, etc. 



Write us when in need. 



Wilmer Cope & Bro. 



Lincoln University, Chester Co., Pa. 



Standard red flower pots. Buy from the orig- 

 inators and Introducers. Prices never higher. 

 C. C. Poll worth Co., Milwaukee, Wis. 



FREE TO FLORISTS. Sample box of red 

 pots. Geo. E. Feustel, Falrport, Iowa. 



Red pots, none better. 

 Colesbury Pottery Co., Colesburg, Iowa. 



PRINTING. 



Letter heads, bill heads, tags, etc., $1.25 per 

 1000. Surplus lists a specialty. Distance no 

 hindrance. F ink & Sotter, Pottstown, Pa. 



PUMPS. ETC. 



IRON PUMPS. SPRAY PUMPS, 



HOSE, SUPPLIES and TOOLS. 



THE CRFSTLINE MFG. CO., Crestline. O. 



RAFFIA. 



Raflla (colored), 20 beautiful shades. Samples 

 free. R. H. Comey Co., Camden, N. J., 



or 810-824 Washburne Ave., Chicago. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS. 



Soft, long fibre sphagnum for florists' use. 

 Large bag, solidly packed, $1.00; 6 bags, $5.00. 

 Good moss. Low freight rates. 

 W. J. Olda, Union City. Pa. 



A full stock of sphagnum, sheet, and green 

 clump moss on hand all the year round. Price. 

 $1.50 per bale. Write. 

 H. Kenney, 88 Rochester Ave.. Brooklyn. N. Y . 



Sphagnum moss and mountain laurel In bags, 

 bales or car lots. Prices low. Spruce and hem- 

 lock in bales. 

 James Day, Box 660. Milford, New Hampshire. 



Orchid moss, the most suitable for growing 

 orchids; also peat. 

 Julius Roehrs Co., Rntherford. N. J. 



Ten bales sphagnum, $7.00. 



Z. K. Jewett Co., Sparta, Wis. 



TOBACCO. 



THE FUMIGATING KIND TOBACCO POW- 

 DER. The first on the market and the kind that 

 has so many imitators, has our guarantee tag of 

 satisfaction or money back and "The Moon Trade 

 Mark" on every bag; $3.00 per 100 lbs. The 

 H. A. Stoothoff Co.. Makers and Sellers. Mt. 

 Vernon, N. Y. 



Fresh tobacco stems. In bales. 200 lbs., $1.50; 

 600 lbs., $3.60; 1000 lbs., $6.50; ton, $12.00. 

 Write us for prices on large quantities. 

 Seharff Bros., Van Wert. Ohio. 



Tobacco stems. 60c per 100. 



N. D. Mills Cigar Mfy., Middletown, N. Y. 



WIRE WORK. 



Wm. H. Woerner, Wire Worker of the West. 

 Manufacturer of florists' designs only. Second 

 to none. Illustrated catalogues. 

 520 N. 16th St.. Omaha, Neb. 



60 per cent less than manufacturing cost. 

 Our specialty — 100 assorted designs, $10.00. 

 H. Kenney, 88 Rochester Ave.. Brooklyn, N. Y. 



We are the largest manufacturers of wire 

 work In the west. E. F. Wlnterson Co.. 

 45. 47, 49 Wabash Ave.. Chicago. 



Best. Cheapest. 160.000 designs always In 

 stock. Quick delivery. 



Scranton Florist Supply Co.. Scranton, Pa. 



FALLS CITY WIRE WORKS, 

 461 3rd St., Louisville, Ky. 



Headquarters for wire work. Send for list. 

 Ball & Betz, 31 E. 3rd St., Cincinnati, O. 



William E. Hielscher's Wire Works. 

 38 and 40 Broadway, Detroit, Mich. 



Illustrated book. 250 designs free. 

 C. C. Poll worth Mfg. Co.. Milwaukee, Wis. 



Full line of wire work. Write for list. 



Holton & Hunkel Co.. Milwaukee. Wis. 



E. H. Hunt. 76-78 Wabash Ave.. Chicago. 



CARNATIONS. 



(Continued from page 13.) 



other diseases. Among the diseases, per- 

 haps the most destructive along this line 

 is stigmonose. This disease will slowly 

 but surely destroy any variety if not 

 taken in band in the early stages. 



No, mild, sunny weather in midwinter 

 would not necessarily soften carnation 

 growth, if ventilation is abundant enough 

 to keep the temperature right. The trou- 

 ble is that when the weather is mild in 

 midwinter, it is not usually sunny, but 

 on the contrary generally is cloudy; just 

 the kind of weather to soften growth. 

 We have always found that a winter with 

 considerable cold, zero weather is apt to 

 have many clear days, and growth is 

 firm, with good texture in the petals of 

 the blooms. Mild winters are just the 

 contrary, and complaints of soft blooms 

 are more general. 



I believe the weakness of the new 

 breaks may be ascribed largely to the 

 heavy cut you had earlier. You will usu- 

 ally find this the case when a heavy crop 

 is finished during the dark midwinter 

 days. In March or April it would not be 

 so pronounced, as the growth naturally 

 comes stronger at that time. I have 

 often repeated the statement that it is 

 wise to avoid extremely heavy crops if 

 you wish a steady cut of even quality 

 through the whole season. The nature of 

 your trade, however, must determine that 

 for you. You should not have fed those 

 plants any liquid. You should have al- 

 lowed them to break slowly, and after 

 the breaks began to push up would have 

 been the proper time for feeding, if it 

 were needed at all. Eun the house cool 

 and airy until the growth looks robust 

 and vigorous and cut out the feed. 

 Scratch over the surface of the soil, and 

 if you have some air-slaked lime sprinkle 

 on a little before the scratching is done. 

 This will have a tendency to harden the 

 growth. A. F. J. B. 



INSIDE OR OUTSIDE CULTURE? 



I should like to know if all the fol- 

 lowing varieties of carnations can be 

 planted out in the field in the spring 

 and lifted again July 15 to August 1, or 

 if some of them must be grown under 

 glass all summer: White Perfection, 

 Winsor, Beacon, Victory, White and Va- 

 riegated Lawson. Please advise me what 

 temperature to grow the above varieties 

 in. E. A. M. 



There is no good reason why you 

 should not plant all these varieties in 

 the field until you wish to replant at 

 the time you mention. All of them can 

 also be grown inside all summer, with 

 good results. That leads you up to the 

 question of which method is preferable, 

 which I will not discuss at length at this 

 time. 



Personally, we prefer to plant all our 

 carnation stock in the field, even if it is 

 only for two months, and you will find 

 most growers of the same opinion. Oc- 

 casionally you will find a grower who 

 will argue in favor of inside culture, bas- 

 ing his argument on theory and without 

 having tried it. After trying the inside 

 culture he usually returns to the field 

 growing method. That is one of the 

 strongest arguments any method could 

 wish for. 



Grow White Perfection, Beacon and 

 Victory in a temperature of about 50 to 

 52 degrees at night; Winsor, White and 

 Variegated Lawson 2 degrees warmer, 

 with the usual raise during the daytime. 



A. P. J. B. 



BUDS TURN YELLOW. 



Enclosed you will find buds of White 

 Perfection and Lady Bountiful. I should 

 like to know what is the matter. All 

 my carnation buds are turning yellow. 



J. D. 



Two of the buds forwarded seem to 

 be affected with fairy ring. The others, 

 however, seem to be simply blasted. We 

 notice occasionally that on Lady Bounti- 

 ful a bud will blast, apparently without 

 cause. For this I can suggest no rem- 

 edy. It might be caused by the carnation 

 mite, but we have never been able to 

 find the eggs which usually accompany 

 this trouble. 



For the fairy ring I would suggest 

 Bordeaux mixture, used regularly once 

 each week. Keep the plants dry over- 

 head, except for the Bordeaux treat- 

 ment, and remove any mulch or other ma- 

 terial which would tend to produce a 

 stagnant, foul atmosphere. Take your 

 sulphur blower and fill the house with 

 Grape Dust a couple of times each week. 

 Also drop a little sulphur on a steam 

 pipe here and there. Give ventilation 

 abundantly. In fact, do all you can to 

 promote a sturdy growth, but avoid ex- 

 cessive feeding until you are rid of the 

 disease. A. F. J. B. 



Troy, N. Y.— Mrs. Mary H. Marshall 

 will erect a building on Classic street, 

 to be used in the florists' business. 



Dover, Del. — Articles of incorporation 

 were filed February 25 for the United 

 States Floral Co., of Pittsburg, to erect, 

 maintain and operate flower gardens, etc. 

 Incorporators: A. T. Lorch, De Haven, 

 Pa.; H. F. Borchy, Pittsburg; George 

 F. Hofmeister, Carrick, Pa. Capital 

 stock, $325,000. 



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